The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
FRIDAYS pRocEEDINGs.


HoUsE-The senate amendments 10 the
invalid pension appropriation bill were
nOn-cOncurred in, and % conference ordered.
A bill was reported and referred TO the
committee of the whole appropriating S4.-
6G3, l04 for the payment Of Mexican and 9th
er pensions. .Datti .
Baker, of New York, claiming that II was
privileged question, sent 10 the clerks
desk and had read n resolution setting aside
Il day for consideration of territorial admis-
sion bills. Laid aside till tomorrow
The house then went into committee oil
the whole for consideration of the senate
amendment TO the sundry civil appropria-
tion hill, and soon adjourned.
SENATE:-Resolution from the Maine
legislature were presented and laid on the
table, complaining of Canadian treatment
of American fishermen, and asking that an
increased duty be levied on fish from Can
ada, in order To practically exclude Canad.
ian fishermen from the advantages Of the
American market.
The credentials of Frank Hiscock as sem
ator from New York were presented.
Evarts presented the conference report on
the polygamy bill, substitute for both
senate and house bills.
Vest said as a matter of course the bill
would become n law, but he could not vote
for IL. No amount of criticism would al
feet his course as a legislator. In his judg-
constitution as to the rights of property
One of the provisions was u naked, bold.
simple coniscation, and nothing else. The
same might be done in regard to any other
religious corporation In the country. IL
was no answer to say that it applied only to
the Mormon church. He remembered the
time when a storm of popular madness
threatened TO destroy the Roman Catholic
Church, when IL was proclaimed that that
church was opposed TO republican form
of government. and when it was asked
that its property bit confiscated 10 the
United states treasury. III would not
support the test oath provision either.
Edmunds, in reply, said the bill provided
for the payment of all the debts of the emil
grating company, and the return 10 the
stockholders of their investments. and that
IL was only the residue of the property for
which there was no claimant that was 10 be
eschcatcd for the Use of the common schools.
The test oath was required of every officer
of the United States.
IIoar wanted TO know If there was any
thing in the bill requiring the test oath that
attacks u mere opinion separate from GRIM
inal act.
Edwards replied in the negative
Call characterized the bill as disgrace To
the statute book, and as a second step tow
ard the establishment of religious persecu-
tion and intolerance. He declared that the
w
Il share in the property of father was more
cruel and inhuman than anything that the
Spanish inquisition had done. A wiser law
giver than the senator from Vermont had
written on the ground. when the adulterous
woman was brought before him LET him
who Is without sin cast the first stone"
The legislation was fanatical attack on the
religion of Christ
The conference report was then adopted.
Yeas 81, nays IL.
The nay vote was as follows: Sena-
tors Blackburn, Brown, Butler, Call,
Coke, Gibson, Hampton, Harris, Hoar,
Kenna, Ransom, Vance and Whit
hornc-13.
The bill now goes to the President.
At 3 O'Clock the senate proceeded to
consider the river and harbor appro-
priation bill.
After the reading of the bill the
item for the Arkanses River was in
creased from $125,U00 to $l50,000.
For improving Charleston harbor,
increased from $150,000 TO $300,000,
this increase 60 take the plsce of the
bill for that improvement now pend
ing in the House.
Fer Michigan City, Ind, increased
from $4,000 to S50,OU0.
Without disposing of the bill the
senate at 5:25 p. m, adjourned until
tomorrow.